Combination-horses hoe



(No Model.) J. J. MOLONEY. COMBINATION HORSESHOE.

No. 537,390. Patented Apr. 9, 1995.

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CMBINATION-HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N e, 537,390, dated April 9, 1895. Application filed January 5, 1895. Serial No. 533,924. (No model.)

To all whom it `may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. MOLONEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middle Granville, in the county of Washington and State of New York, have invented certain newand usefullmprovementsin Combination- Horseshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in combination horse shoes which are made preferably of two parts, one being securely nailed to the hoof of a horse, while the skeleton shoe, which carries removable calks, is adapted to be detachably held to the permanent shoe, and designed to be secured thereto by means to be hereinafter described.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of the permanent shoe having its heel ends terminating in dowels or lugs which are adapted to engage with the heel ends of the skeleton shoe, which are bent at right angles to the said lugs, and the toe of the skeleton shoe provided with a 4similarly bent projection between which the skeleton shoe carrying the removable calks, is sprung over the recessed end of the permanent shoe and held in place by means of a machine screw.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the same consists furl nation shoe ready for use. Fig. 2 shows detail views of the two parlts of the-shoe separateA Fig. 3 shows sections through the toe portion of the compound shoe and one of the heels.

Reference now being had tothe details of the drawings by letter, A designates the permanent portion of the shoe, which is to be nailed to the hoof of the horse, and the heels of the said shoe are formed into dowels or lugs B, and the toe of the shoe is recessed as seen at C. The skeleton portion of the shoe fof the calks adapted to rest upon the bevj eled inner surface of the apertures, and be usll with the Hat surface of the skeleton shoe.

The heel portions of the skeleton shoe are slightly extended at right angles to the shoe proper, and are provided with apertures H into which the dowels orlugs B of the permanent shoe are inserted when the skeleton portion is applied thereto. The toe end of the said skeleton shoe has an integral projecting member J, which is disposed at right angles to the at surface of the shoe and is provided with an aperture K, which is screw threaded and designed for the reception of the screw threaded bolt le.

The toe of the skeleton portion of the combination shoe is provided with two removable calks similarly set in a widened portion of the toe, as those of the heels. After the calks are adjusted in place in the apertures provided therefor, with their butt ends ilush with the flat surface ofthe removable skeleton shoe, the

same are ready to be secured to thepermanent portion which is already nailed to the hoof of the horse. The heel portions having the apertures are caught over the lugs B, the toe portions of the shoes brought together, and the extended portion J is sprung into the recessed portion of the permanent shoe, and the opposing flat surfaces of the shoes come in contact, and to hold the same together, the machine screw k is screwed into the portion provided with a screw threaded aperture K, and the end of the said screw resting in a recess L in the permanent shoe.

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It will be seen that when the skeleton shoe i issecured to the permanent shoe, the former does not cover the nail holes of the shoe, and

consequently ts more snugly to the outer surface of the permanent shoe.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination in a horse shoe, the permanent portion adapted to be nailed to the hoof of a horse, its heel ends terminating in dowels, the toe of said shoe having a recess C, theskeleton shoe D having removable calks and heels terminating at right angles to the face of the shoe, apertures H designed to receive said dowels, the upturned lug J adapted to rest in the recess C, and means for holding the two shoe sections together, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a horse shoe, the combination of the permanent portion having its heel ends terminating in lugs, the toe portion recessed at C and L, the skeleton shoe D having upturned heels perforated to receive said lugs, the upturned portion J perforated and carrying a threaded screw, which latter is adapted to rest in the recess L, when the shoe portions are sprung together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I atx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN .I MOLONEY. Witnesses:

MARTIN H. LYON, JOHN W. OBRIEN. 

